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Theatre by the Lake has a setting on the shores of Derwentwater no other professional theatre in Britain can match. Each year it stages up to nine of its own productions of classic, modern and new plays on its two stages and has won multi-starred reviews from national critics. It also hosts festivals of literature, jazz, film and mountains. There are lifts to all levels and wheelchair users can get to all front-of-house and backstage areas. Both auditoria have enhanced-hearing and induction loop systems.

About Theatre by the Lake

Theatre by the Lake has a setting on the shores of Derwentwater no other professional theatre in Britain can match. Each year it stages up to nine of its own productions of classic, modern and new plays on its two stages and has won multi-starred reviews from national critics. It also hosts festivals of literature, jazz, film and mountains. There are lifts to all levels and wheelchair users can get to all front-of-house and backstage areas. Both auditoria have enhanced-hearing and induction loop systems.

We managed to get tickets for the first performance of The Secret Garden. The stage set up and the acting were superb. It is nice to see a play that the whole family can enjoy together. It was noticeable that all the children and adult...More

We saw one of the last performances of Handbags. Not the best of plays nor of acting. The theatre though was like Shangri la in a wilderness of the best countryside for many a mile. You don't expect a theatre in the wilderness of countryside...More

Visits to Lake District always planned around visits to TBTL. This time were privileged to watch the intense and intimate Miss Julie in The Studio and the hilarious and unexpectedly delightful Handbagged. Would see both again. Acting superb, sets perfect. Cannot fault anything.

I love this theatre. I has such good quality productions, is welcoming and friendly and has all that a visitor needs within it. Whenever I visit the Lakes I am sure to make a booking to see one of the plays that is on. I...More

Impressive small theatre, hidden away from the main tourist throb of Keswick. My first visit. Adequate seating and proportionately placed with good level viewing of the stage. I visited on a Sunday evening to see a tribute concert, which was well attended. Rows of seats...More

We visit the theatre every year during our annual trip to Keswick. It is one of the most welcoming theatres we have been to & have never been disappointed by the productions we have seen. Handbagged was superb.

We visited Keswick for 3 days and watched the productions "Handbagged" and "After the Dance".
Both were thought provoking and superb!
I loved the volunteer ushers, formally kitted out in evening wear (but unjudging of me in my holiday clothes), the relaxed and happy atmosphere...More

Lovely theatre in beautiful location. The performances were brilliantly acted. Especially enjoyed After the Dance, costumes and setting fantastic. Interval ice cream was different and delicious. Appreciated the two performances deal.

Went to see this play on 3 Nov 17. The theatre itself is lovely, the seating all close to the stage and there is sufficient leg room. It's staffed by volunteers (typically retired local people) who are clearly proud of the theatre and keen to...More

Hi, our website has full details of those shows via our handy calendar, it details which shows are on both those days. You can choose the performances you're interested on and it routes you to find out more about each show... More

Hi, our website has full details of those shows via our handy calendar, it details which shows are on both those days. You can choose the performances you're interested on and it routes you to find out more about each show. The answer is that we have After the Dance by Terence Rattigan in the Main House and Remarkable Invisible by Laura Eason in the Studio. Both shows are TBTL productions and there is one matinee of our Studio show on the 24th. Details of both shows and what they're about can be found online, where you can also book. I'm not allowed to post the address of the website but if you don't want to do this online you can call our Box Office on 017687 74411 and they'll be happy to give you more information and take your booking.

Hello,
The theatre announced at last year's festival that they were programming five days of Jazz events from Wed 10 May until Sun 14 May in the absence of anyone coming forward to run the festival in the future.
But... More

Hello,
The theatre announced at last year's festival that they were programming five days of Jazz events from Wed 10 May until Sun 14 May in the absence of anyone coming forward to run the festival in the future.
But after that announcement an independent organiser came forward to run the festival also on 11-14 May so there are other events programmed at other venues. You can find information about our events on Theatre by the Lake's website on those dates, or the website for the new festival is Keswick Jazz and Blues Festival.